diff --git a/drivers/sh/intc.c b/drivers/sh/intc.c
index a7e5c2e9986c..88f5aaf62fdb 100644
--- a/drivers/sh/intc.c
+++ b/drivers/sh/intc.c
@@ -806,6 +806,8 @@ static int intc_suspend(struct sys_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 		if (d->state.event != PM_EVENT_FREEZE)
 			break;
 		for_each_irq_desc(irq, desc) {
+			if (desc->handle_irq == intc_redirect_irq)
+				continue
 			if (desc->chip != &d->chip)
 				continue;
 			if (desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED)